Summary
The superficial deposits occurring within the area covered by the map-sheets are classified genetically and described. Most of the deposits are tills covering wide areas in the southeast, where there are also many deposits of glaciofluvial origin. Fluvial deposits are deposited mainly in the Jakobselva valley, along the Russian border. Along the shore there are few superficial deposits, except for small marine deposits. Brief descriptions are given of the lithology and grain-size distribution of all the superficial deposits. A model for the sequence of geological events during the Quaternary era is proposed based on earlier work and recent field mapping. It is suggested that the deglaciation of the coastal area of Sør-Varanger took place about 12,500 - 10,000 years B.P.
